Jerome Ezell (27) missing from Lansing, MI since 11/7/17, his toddler was found alone in the car

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Jerome Ezell (27) missing from Lansing, MI since 11/7/17, his toddler was found alone in the car

Ezell's 5-month-old son was found in his car several hours after Ezell was last seen, police said.

Ezell, 27, was last seen Tuesday at about 10:45 a.m. in the 500 block of South Clemens Avenue driving a white Chevrolet Equinox, police said Thursday afternoon.

Ezell's vehicle was later found at approximately 7:50 p.m. in the 1100 block of North Fairview Avenue with his son inside.

Police didn't find any obvious signs of foul play and gave medical treatment to the child.

Township Police Chief Adam Cline said Ezell's son was released from the hospital Tuesday.

?The child was not dehydrated and seemed to be in fairly good condition," Cline said.

Ezell, from Lansing Township, lives on the west side of the township, near Michigan Avenue, Cline said.

Katrina Etelemaki, a Groesbeck neighborhood resident, said she saw the vehicle parked near Fairview Park at about 11:50 a.m. Tuesday.

Ezell is described by police as a 5-foot-4,170-pound black male who was last seen wearing wheat-colored Timberland boots, black jeans, a red shirt and a black leather jacket over it. He may answer to the name "Roni" or "E," police said.

Angela Vega, a Lansing resident, said late Thursday afternoon she intended to form a search party in the Groesbeck area that night. She knows several people who are close to Ezell.

"I would want somebody to do that for me," Vega said. "We don?t know the circumstances. We don?t know what?s going on."

Anyone with information about Ezell is encouraged to call police at (517) 485-1700.

Originally Posted by Angiebla

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Hill and Ezell's 5-month-old son, Jionni, was found the night of Nov. 7 by Hill in her car, which Ezell drove that day. The vehicle is a white Chevrolet Equinox that was found in Lansing Township parked in the 1100 block of North Fairview Avenue.

Township Police Chief Adam Cline said Monday there are no signs of foul play or any leads. The Lansing Police Department also is involved in the investigation.

Cline said police are aware of the reward to find Ezell and are working closely with his family to find him.

“It can spur information, but it can also spur lots of false information," Cline said of the reward. "It’s up to us to sort through it, sort through what we get and follow through."

Hill said she believes foul play was involved. She lives with Ezell and their son in Lansing Township, near Michigan Avenue and St. Joseph Street. She doesn't know why her vehicle was found in the Groesbeck Neighborhood.

Hill said she found the vehicle at about 7:20 p.m. Nov. 7 unlocked with its keys on the passenger seat. She found her son strapped in his car seat behind the passenger seat. The car seat's base wasn't secured by the vehicle's seat belt.

Hill said she found her son in good health with a dry diaper and a normal temperature.

The child received medical treatment last week and was released from the hospital the night Hill found him, Cline said.

Hill said Monday she last saw Ezell at about 9:30 a.m. that day after he dropped her off at work. Ezell had their son in the car at that time and planned to take him to day care about an hour later, she said.

Hill said the couple's day care provider is at a home near Michigan Avenue and St. Joseph Street. The day care provider and resident of the home told Hill that she received a text message from Ezell at 10:20 a.m. that said he was with his son in the car and on the way.

"He never showed," Hill said.

While at work that day, Hill said she texted Ezell at about 4:30 p.m. but didn't get a response.

About two and a half hours later, Hill said she noticed the OnStar navigation system in her car had been deactivated. She paid OnStar to reactivate it so the car could be located.

Ezell's son Jionni was born two months early on May 14 - Mother's Day. He helped Hill deliver the child in their Lansing Township home, she said.

“This is not the type of father to leave a child abandoned," Hill said.

Ezell is described by police as a 5-foot-4,170-pound black male who was last seen wearing wheat-colored Timberland boots, black jeans, a red shirt and a black leather jacket over it. He may answer to the name "Roni" or "E," police said.

Originally Posted by Angiebla

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